An Impostor Explosion
Hoping to find the second kilonova to be detected in both gravitational waves and light, astronomers ended up with a supernova instead.
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Starring in the Early Universe: Black Hole Stars and Little Red Dots
JWST’s mysterious little red dots may be evidence of black hole stars in the early universe.
Triple Double: Do Merging White Dwarfs Produce Fast Radio Burst–Emitting Remnants?
Astrobites reports on whether a distant companion in a triple-star system could push the inner binary toward merging into a remnant object that emits fast radio bursts.
Featured Image: An Active Galaxy Cluster Merger at Cosmic Noon
Observations of a galaxy cluster during the universe’s star-formation heyday give clues to the cluster’s history.
Details on Dinkinesh and Its Surprise Satellite from the Lucy Mission
The Lucy mission has provided insights into the craters, boulders, and other surface features of the asteroid Dinkinesh and its small satellite, Selam.
A Search for a Supermassive Black Hole Binary
Astronomers search for spacetime ripples from a possible supermassive black hole binary at the heart of the elliptical galaxy 3C 66B.
I Survived a Type Ia Supernova, and All I Got Was This Kick Velocity
Astrobites reports on an investigation of a runaway star that may have survived its companion going supernova.
Disrupted Dwarf Galaxy: Investigating the History of the Small Magellanic Cloud
Could a recent collision between the two largest satellites of the Milky Way explain the disrupted state of the Small Magellanic Cloud?
Jupiter’s Atmosphere Holds Steady
Astronomers knew that Jupiter’s upper atmosphere could be strangely warm, but only now do they have global maps showing just where those hot spots are and how long they last.
Astronomers See Braided Magnetic Fields Above a Sunspot
Thanks to increasingly high-resolution images of the Sun, researchers are catching magnetic reconnection as it happens.
Forever Alone: A Black Hole Destined to Stay Too Big
Astrobites reports on a black hole that’s far too massive for its host galaxy, and whether this system could ever reach “normal” proportions.
Featured Image: A Treasure Trove of Strong Lenses
Using a neural network, researchers have discovered 3,500 candidate strong gravitational lenses in data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument.